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Christiana Botic/Verite NewsNew Orleans school officials will decide whether to close the charter school under a new policy that allows the district to intervene mid-contract. -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric via AP/National Oceanic and AtmosphericTropical Storm Isaias has formed off eastern Mexico. Forecasters say it's expected to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week. -
Alana Schreiber/WWNOCountry music legend and world-renowned philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away just over a month ago. New Orleans honored her by doing what the city does best: a second-line jazz funeral. -
Rahmat Gul/AP PhotoOfficials are asking the highest court to decide whether the state legislature can abolish an elected position after someone has already been elected.
Born and raised in Carencro, Kristen Foreman is here in the studio! She is an upcoming "old soul" in today's Country Music in Nashville and Texas. With lyrics rooted in Louisiana culture and a smooth classic Country sound, Kristen Foreman is, no doubt, making waves in the industry.
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Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty ImagesSouth African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for advancing human rights and international law. -
George Walker IV/APPike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee's attempt to execute her with lethal drugs, her attorneys said Thursday.
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The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public.
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